Travel M&A & Corporate Development Director

Lindblad Expeditions; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel benefits for employees and fam

Voyage of Discovery trips for员工 to

Job summary

Lindblad Expeditions seeks a Director of Corporate Development & M&A to partner with senior leaders in identifying, evaluating, negotiating, and executing acquisitions that strengthen our experiential travel portfolio. You will lead end-to-end processes, build strategy, and guide executive decision-making.

In this role, you will manage cross-functional teams, coordinate external advisors, develop investment memos, and present opportunities to the Board, ensuring synergy realization and value

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field; MBA strongly preferred.
• 8–12+ years of progressive experience in Corporate Development, Investment Banking, Private Equity, Strategy Consulting, or related M&A.
• Demonstrated experience leading acquisitions from sourcing through closing, including valuation, due diligence, transaction structuring, and integration planning.
• Advanced expertise in financial modeling, valuation methodologies, investment analysis, and capital allocation.
• Proven experience managing cross-functional transaction teams and coordinating external advisors including investment bankers, legal counsel, tax, and accounting firms.
• Strong strategic thinking with the ability to identify acquisition opportunities aligned to long-term business objectives.
• Experience developing investment recommendations and presenting to executive leadership, investment committees, or Boards of Directors.
• Excellent negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex transactions simultaneously.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• M&A Strategy & Transaction Leadership: Lead acquisitions from sourcing through closing, including valuation, financial analysis, due diligence, transaction structuring, negotiation support, and integration planning.
• Pipeline Development & Relationship Management: Own the acquisition pipeline by identifying strategic opportunities across expedition travel and adjacent markets; develop and maintain relationships with target company executives, owners, investors, bankers, and industry partners to generate proprietary deal flow; evaluate market trends.
• Executive & Board Communications: Lead development of investment memos, Board presentations, Executive Leadership Team materials, and strategic recommendations; present investment opportunities, financial analyses, risks, and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Strategic Partnership & Integration: Partner with Finance, Legal, Operations, Marine, Hotel, Sales, Marketing, and other leaders; lead post-acquisition integration planning, synergy realization, and value capture initiatives.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field

MBA strongly preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Financial modeling

Job description

Lindblad Expeditions seeks a Director of Corporate Development & M&A to partner with senior leaders in identifying, evaluating, negotiating, and executing acquisitions that strengthen our experiential travel portfolio. You will lead end-to-end processes, build strategy, and guide executive decision-making.

In this role, you will manage cross-functional teams, coordinate external advisors, develop investment memos, and present opportunities to the Board, ensuring synergy realization and value